Essays about: "chemotherapy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 67 essays containing the word chemotherapy.

1. 16. Postoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

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   Author : Benjamin Rinius; [2021-05-31]
   Keywords : Quality of life; QLQ-C30; Cytoreductive Surgery; Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy;

   Abstract : Background Today, cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) are believed to have increased survival rate in patients affected by peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, cured patients and long-term survivors have ongoing health care problem after their treatment is successfully completed. READ MORE

3. 17. The Effect of Chemotherapy Treatment on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Adipocyte Differentiation

   University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

   Author : Hanna Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Doxorubicin; Dexamethasone; Stromal cell fat differentiation; cytokines; Akut lymfatisk leukemi; Doxorubicin; Dexametason; stromacellers fettdifferentiering; cytokiner;

   Abstract : I ett försök att förstå orsakerna bakom de kardio-, metaboliska- och muskuloskeletala sjukdomar hos barn som överlevt akut lymfatisk leukemi (ALL) har vi studerat den adipogena differentieringen hos mesenkymala stromaceller från benmärg (BM MSCs). Det komplexa nätverket av faktorer som påverkar adipogenes är hittills inte helt kartlagt. READ MORE

4. 18. Characterization of novel bispecific ADAPTs selected for cancer-related targets

   University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

   Author : Blenda Hedin; [2021]
   Keywords : cancer therapy; alternative administration routes; ADAPT; ABD; protein technology; albumin; simultaneous bispecificity; CCL7; CEACAM5; VEGF-A;

   Abstract : Cancer is still one of the most common causes of death world-wide and in parallel there is a need to update the repertoire of therapies that withstand resistance of recurrent cancers. Since the introduction of antibody therapies as anti-cancer pharmaceuticals, recognized as immunotherapy in health care, it has been an increasing field in cancer therapy, as a more targeted treatment compared to chemotherapy. READ MORE

5. 19. Structure-based design of novel pharmacological tools for the A3 adenosine G protein-coupled receptor

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för läkemedelskemi

   Author : Ashish Tamhankar; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Adenosine receptors (ARs) are a family belonging to the GPCR superfamily, involved with multiple physiological processes and widely distributed throughout the body. In this study, we focus on the A3 AR due to its vast scale applications in various pathophysiological conditions such as inflammation, pain, allergic asthma, and cancer chemotherapy. READ MORE

6. 20. Semi-Supervised Learning for Cell Death Assays

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

   Author : Nelly Westman; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill the cancer cells. In order to evaluate the drug performance, we need cell death assays. Today, most cell death assays are based on fluorometric detection, which can cause phototoxic effects. READ MORE